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With the issue 28 of the Newsletter, we want to keep you informed about the activities of the ICMH community. Last September, we had our 43th International Congress on Military History in Douala, Cameroon, which was a very interesting experience. In this issue you can read the reports about the academic presentations, the cultural program and the post-congress tour. Besides that, we also want to keep you informed about our future activities. Finally, we would like to wish you and your loved ones happy holidays and a wonderful 2018.

Prof. Col. Dimitar Minchev has been for more than 20 years President of the Bulgarian Commission of Military History, which under his leadership has obtained an excellent standing within its country’s institutions at the highest level. Moreover Prof. Minchev had the leading role in organizing three Congresses of the International Commission of Military History: in Sofia in 2012, in Varna in 2014 and in Plovdiv in 2016.

The International Commission of Military History awards the André Corvisier Prize for PhD theses on Military History, named after the distinguished French scholar who was for ten years President of ICMH and then President of Honour. For the 2018 edition, the prize will be awarded for a PhD thesis discussed and approved in 2017 in a recognized University.

The XLIV Congress of the International Commission of Military History will be in Israel. The main topic of the Congress will be The Creation of New States and Collapse of Old Empires in the XXth Century. The year 2018, indeed, coincides with two important events: the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel and the End of World War One Centenary.